Cathy Jachowski

Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department

Office: 248 Lehotsky
Phone: 864-656-2849

Email: cjachow@clemson.edu
Vita: Download CV
Personal Website: http://www.freshwaterconservationecology.org

Educational Background

Ph.D. Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Virginia Tech 2016

M.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
University of Missouri 2010

B.S. Environmental Science
Georgetown College 2001

Courses Taught

Undergraduate:
Wildlife Biology - every spring
Wildlife Management Techniques - every fall
Hellbender Ecology Creative Inquiry - every semester
Animal Personality & Behavior Creative Inquiry - every semester

Graduate:
Wildlife Resource Selection - odd fall semesters

Profile

I study the response of wildlife to environmental change to inform conservation. I work primarily in stream ecosystems and with a range of rare and imperiled species including amphibians and reptiles, freshwater mussels, and invertebrates. I have been involved in research related to ecology and conservation of the hellbender salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) for 20+ years.

Research Interests

Conservation, Global Change, Population Ecology,Physiology, Movement, Stream Ecology, Amphibian and Reptile Ecology

Lab Members

Matthew Hanbury, MS, Current
Ben Dalton, PhD, Current
Dan Knapp, PhD, Current
Chelsea Anderson, MS, 2023
Olivia Poelmann, MS, 2023
Matt Green, PhD, 2023
Anje Kidd-Weaver, PhD, 2023
Randeep Singh, MSWFR, 2021
Ben Schmidt, MS, 2020
Lauren Diaz, MS, 2020

Publications

Kidd-Weaver*, A.D., Hoog, M.E., Rainwater, T.R., Bodinof Jachowski, C.M. In Press. Investigating the impact of human disturbance on predator behavior in human-dominated landscapes. Animal Behaviour XX(X): XXX-XXX.

Bodinof Jachowski, C.M., Alaasam, V., Blumenthal, A., Davis, A.K., Hopkins, W.A. In Press. The habitat quality paradox: Loss of riparian forest cover leads to decreased risk of parasitism and improved body condition in an imperiled amphibian. Conservation Physiology XX(X): XXX-XXX.

Knapp*, D.D., Diaz*, L., Unger, S., Anderson*, C.N., Spear, S.F., Williams, L.A., Kidd-Weaver*, A.D., Green*, M.W., Poelmann*, O.M., Kerr, J., Bodinof Jachowski, C.M. 2023. Long-term retention, readability, and health effects of visible implant elastomer (VIE) and visible implant alpha (VI Alpha) tags in larval eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis). Journal of Herpetology 57(2): 133-141.

Hopkins, W.A., Case, B.F., Groffen, J., Brooks, G.C., Bodinof Jachowski, C.M., Button, S.T., Hallagan, J.J., O’Brien, R.S., Kindsvater, H.K. 2023. Filial cannibalism leads to chronic nest failure of eastern hellbender salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis). The American Naturalist 202(1): 92-106.

Kidd-Weaver*, A.D., Rainwater, T.R., Murphy, T.M., Bodinof Jachowski, C.M. 2022. Evaluating the efficacy of capture as aversive conditioning for American alligators in human-dominated landscapes. Journal of Wildlife Management 86:e22259.

Diaz*, L., Unger, S., Williams, L., Bodinof Jachowski, C.M. 2022. Factors influencing the utility of artificial hellbender (Cryptobranchid alleganiensis) shelters in North Carolina, USA. The Wildlife Society Bulletin 46(5): e1389.

Diaz*, L., Unger, S., Williams, L., Bodinof Jachowski, C.M. 2022. Resource selection patterns of immature eastern hellbenders in North Carolina, USA. Ichthyology and Herpetology 110(2): 398-408.

Galligan, T.M., Helm, R.F., Case, B.F., Bodinof Jachowski, C.M., Frazier, C.L., Alaasam, V., Hopkins, W.A. 2021. Pre-breeding androgen and glucocorticoid profiles in the eastern hellbender salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 313(2021): 113899.

Schmidt*, B.C., Spear, S.F., Tomi, A., C. M. Bodinof Jachowski. 2021. Evaluating the efficacy of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect an endangered freshwater mussel Lasmigona decorata (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Freshwater Science 40 (2): 354-367.

Unger, S., Hull, Z.C., Diaz*, L, Groves, J.D., Williams, L.A., Bodinof Jachowski, C.M. 2021. Underwater video cameras allow for detection of North American giant salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in both captive and wild streams. Aquaculture and Fisheries 6: 106-110.

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